Dwell Angle for KLC
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:48 am
Hi all, I have been adjusting the dwell angle on my KLC trying to solve an bogging issue at high rpms under load (4 people in a ‘56 Holiday, can’t get over 2200).
Three questions for this august group:
1) I’m shooting for dwell = 35 degrees based on what research I’ve been able find. Sound right? How precise should I shoot for? +/- ?
2) I have an odd phenomenon where I clip my dwell meter to the negative post on the coil and the readings go all over the place (nonsense readings like >100). BUT if I clip it to the post where the negative line enters the distributor (ie, the other end of the same wire) it reads fine. Anything to worry about here? The resistance on the coil (flamethrower II) is in range (.7 ohms) but seems odd so wondering if something is amiss.
3) That all said, when it bogs, if I take the throttle down and go back up again, it will pick up then slowly drop again, which makes me think my high speed jet is too lean, but I want to get the Ignition dialed in before I tweak that. Sound right?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Three questions for this august group:
1) I’m shooting for dwell = 35 degrees based on what research I’ve been able find. Sound right? How precise should I shoot for? +/- ?
2) I have an odd phenomenon where I clip my dwell meter to the negative post on the coil and the readings go all over the place (nonsense readings like >100). BUT if I clip it to the post where the negative line enters the distributor (ie, the other end of the same wire) it reads fine. Anything to worry about here? The resistance on the coil (flamethrower II) is in range (.7 ohms) but seems odd so wondering if something is amiss.
3) That all said, when it bogs, if I take the throttle down and go back up again, it will pick up then slowly drop again, which makes me think my high speed jet is too lean, but I want to get the Ignition dialed in before I tweak that. Sound right?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice!